CoinMarketCap
Medium Impact•
3,120,408 records affected
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Dehashed
Description
In October 2021, CoinMarketCap, a cryptocurrency market capitalization website, experienced a data breach where 3.1 million email addresses associated with user accounts were exposed. The origin of the breach remains unclear, as CoinMarketCap stated there was no evidence of a data leak from their servers. However, the exposed data was found to correlate with their subscriber base.
What to do if you're affected
- 1.Change your password immediately if you have an account with this service
- 2.Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) wherever possible
- 3.Check if your email appears in the breach using Have I Been Pwned
- 4.Monitor your accounts for suspicious activity
- 5.Consider using a password manager to generate unique passwords